Cessna 177RG N117RA
21 April 1975 · Ames, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 1975 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N117RA, operated by Crystal Shamro, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ames, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ames, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N117RA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Crystal Shamro
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0774
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LNDD ON MUDDY ROAD HIT WIRE FENCE.NR 2 CYL PISTON PIN PLUG FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Sep 1975 | Cessna 177 | Granbury, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 15 Jun 1975 | Cessna 177 | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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